Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection
Content Description
The Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection consists of two notices promoting public events held by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), two blank petition forms for membership in the KKK, and one informational pamphlet regarding the KKK's attitudes toward immigration -- all created circa 1924. The two KKK events documented in the collection: "Ku Klux Klan Kolossal Karnival" (March 15th to March 22nd, 1924) and "Meet Your Friends---Ku Klux Klan Day" (undated) were both organized to take place in Dallas, Texas. The petition forms are titled "Petition for Citizenship in the Invisible Empire." Both of the membership forms are blank, except for a handwritten note at the top of one: "Ca. 1924 Texas." Accompanying these membership petitions is an additional blank form, which begins: "Form 132-P. H. / Dear Madam: You have been elected to membership in the Women of the Ku Klux Klan." Lastly, the collection contains an undated pamphlet titled "The Attitude of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Toward Immigration."
Dates
- Creation: 1924
Creator
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Book Shop, LLC, December 21, 2018.
Subject
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Ephemera (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2019 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu